Otonabee, Ontario (1861 census)
Otonabee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,261. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.262°N, 78.204°W.
Population
In 1861, Otonabee had a population of 4,261: 2,245 male and 2,016 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,872 |
| 1861 | 4,261 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 4,013 |
| 1891 | 3,652 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 3,287 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Otonabee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,261 total population, 2,245 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,090, 2,016 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,919, 1,595 single males, 1,322 single females, 610 married males, 608 married females, 388 females attending school, 372 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 155, Females present who are not members of the family: 97, 86 widowed females, 82 male births, 80 adult females unable to read or write, 76 female births, 65 adult males unable to read or write, 40 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 325 males aged 5 to 10, 288 single males aged 20 to 30, 280 single females aged 10 to 15, 278 females aged 5 to 10, 271 single males aged 10 to 15, 262 single females aged 15 to 20, 262 single males aged 15 to 20, 179 married females aged 20 to 30, 177 married males aged 30 to 40, 166 married females aged 30 to 40, 152 married males aged 40 to 50, 133 married females aged 40 to 50, 117 single females aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 50 to 60, 79 married females aged 50 to 60, 78 males aged 1 to 2, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 73 females age 3 to 4, 72 females aged 4 to 5, 71 males aged 4 to 5, 69 females aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 3 to 4, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 55 married males aged 60 to 70, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,711 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 789 persons originating in Ireland, 417 persons originating in Scotland, 291 persons originating in England or Wales, 133 Indigenous persons, 74 Indigenous males, 59 Indigenous females, 39 persons originating in the United States, 6 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,415,403 value farms (dollars), $195,071 value all livestock, 138,924 bushels of oats, 102,215 pounds of homemade butter, $75,556 value horses aged over 3 years, 72,110 bushels of potatoes, 61,440 bushels of turnips, 57,500 bushels of winter wheat, 56,091 acres of land in farms, 55,408 bushels of peas, $54,862 value farm implements in dollars, 29,718 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 29,219 bushels of spring wheat, 26,373 acres of farmland under cultivation, 20,640 pounds of wool produced on farms, 19,946 pounds of maple sugar, 18,595 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 16,968 acres of farmland under crops, 16,260 bushels of carrots, 9,133 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,546 sheep, 5,424 bushels of barley, $5,034 value garden and orchard crops, 4,005 acres of winter wheat, 3,725 acres of oats, 3,008 tons of hay, 2,666 swine, 2,577 acres of peas, 2,125 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,939 horses aged over 3 years, 1,923 barrels of pork, 1,854 calves and heifers, 1,746 milk cows, 1,734 acres of spring wheat, 1,045 bushels of corn, 766 bulls, oxen, or steers, 564 acres of potatoes, 556 barrels of beef, 454 occupants of farms, 346 horses aged 3 years and under, 330 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 312 bushels of rye, 272 acres of farmland in gardens, 239 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 195 acres of barley, 186 acres of turnips, 181 bushels of buckwheat, 171 pounds of hops, 128 gallons of cider, 110 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 110 pounds of flax or hemp, 50 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 46 bushels of beans, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 acres of corn, 22 acres of rye, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of buckwheat, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,413 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,413 yards of flannel, 2,943 yards of fulled cloth, 139 carriages for pleasure, 50 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McDonell | 1786–1861 | died here |
| Frances Browne | 1794–1872 | died here |
| Wilson Seymour Conger | 1804–1864 | died here |
| Samuel Dickson | 1810–1870 | died here |
| Charles Pedley | 1820–1872 | died here |
| Eliza Jane Creighton | 1840–1929 | born here |
| Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle | 1858–1939 | born here |
| Jessie Knox Munro | 1861–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262520
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Otonabee, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/otonabee-on093011-1861/.